Types of Spurs

TAGS: Dressage training Spurs While the use of spurs is an issue which continues to attract negative press in some quarters, applied correctly they remain a useful piece of equipment for creating and refining a response in dressage training.

In the equitation ring, I feel that the attire should be similar to the hunter ring, although I prefer darker colored coats in the medals and important equitation classes. I feel strongly that dark gloves should be worn, as well as properly fitting spurs.

Spurs are usually held on by a leather or leather-like strap, called a spur strap, that goes over the arch of the foot and under the sole in front of the boot heel. Some western designs have a leather strap that goes only over the top, with a heel chain or a rubber "tiedown" instead of a strap under the boot.